Most commonly seen birds in Nevada
Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Nevada using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited from Feb. 28 to Mar. 13. Ties are broken by the average group size when seen, any further ties were not broken. Data was collected at 16 count sites in Nevada. States with less than 10 count sites were not included in rankings for each bird.
Project FeederWatch, a citizen science project where participants collect data on birds at their feeders, was founded in Ontario by Erica Dunn and the Long Point Bird Observatory in 1976. The project partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology after 10 years to scale the project across the U.S. and Canada and now has over 20,000 participants.
The data Project FeederWatch collects is used by scientists to understand trends in bird populations. If you would like to participate as a FeederWatcher you can learn more about the project here.
Read on to see which birds are most commonly seen in your state.
#1. House Finch
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 94%
- Average group size: 3.82
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 95%
--- #2. Nevada: 94%
--- #3. Utah: 93%
--- #4. Alabama: 91%
--- #5. Arizona: 90%
#2. Dark-eyed Junco
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 81%
- Average group size: 2.89
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 95%
--- #2. Oregon: 94%
--- #2. New Jersey: 94%
--- #4. Connecticut: 93%
--- #5. Iowa: 91%
#3. Lesser Goldfinch
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 75%
- Average group size: 8.44
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 75%
--- #2. Utah: 73%
--- #3. Arizona: 64%
--- #4. California: 63%
--- #5. New Mexico: 56%
#4. White-crowned Sparrow
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 75%
- Average group size: 4.42
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 75%
--- #2. California: 61%
--- #3. Arizona: 49%
--- #4. New Mexico: 37%
--- #5. Kansas: 20%
#5. House Sparrow
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 63%
- Average group size: 5.96
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Illinois: 90%
--- #2. Nebraska: 88%
--- #3. Iowa: 87%
--- #4. South Dakota: 80%
--- #5. Indiana: 75%
#6. Mourning Dove
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 63%
- Average group size: 5.3
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Kentucky: 89%
--- #2. New Jersey: 88%
--- #2. Delaware: 88%
--- #2. Louisiana: 88%
--- #5. Pennsylvania: 83%
#7. California Scrub-Jay
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 56%
- Average group size: 2.23
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 56%
--- #2. California: 53%
--- #2. Oregon: 53%
--- #4. Washington: 12%
#8. Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 56%
- Average group size: 1.77
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Carolina: 64%
--- #2. Georgia: 60%
--- #3. Nevada: 56%
--- #3. North Carolina: 56%
--- #5. Alabama: 45%
#9. American Robin
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 50%
- Average group size: 3.57
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nebraska: 91%
--- #2. Arkansas: 75%
--- #3. Kentucky: 74%
--- #4. Kansas: 71%
--- #5. New Mexico: 68%
#10. American Goldfinch
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 38%
- Average group size: 4.99
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. West Virginia: 88%
--- #2. Vermont: 87%
--- #3. Maine: 85%
--- #4. New Hampshire: 80%
--- #4. Mississippi: 80%
#11. Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 38%
- Average group size: 3.4
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. South Dakota: 80%
--- #2. Wyoming: 73%
--- #3. Utah: 63%
--- #4. Montana: 57%
--- #5. New Mexico: 53%
#12. Northern Flicker
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 38%
- Average group size: 1.41
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Colorado: 65%
--- #2. Montana: 61%
--- #2. Nebraska: 61%
--- #4. Washington: 58%
--- #5. Oregon: 49%
#13. Spotted Towhee
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 38%
- Average group size: 1.25
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Washington: 75%
--- #2. New Mexico: 65%
--- #3. Oregon: 63%
--- #4. Nevada: 38%
--- #5. Utah: 37%
#14. California Quail
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 31%
- Average group size: 11.01
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Nevada: 31%
--- #2. Utah: 23%
--- #3. Idaho: 18%
--- #4. California: 10%
--- #5. Washington: 5%
#15. Mountain Chickadee
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 31%
- Average group size: 1.61
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. New Mexico: 39%
--- #2. Nevada: 31%
--- #3. Colorado: 30%
--- #4. Montana: 29%
--- #5. Wyoming: 27%
#16. Downy Woodpecker
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 31%
- Average group size: 1.36
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Connecticut: 87%
--- #2. Missouri: 85%
--- #2. Massachusetts: 85%
--- #4. New Hampshire: 82%
--- #5. Vermont: 81%
#17. Black-billed Magpie
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 25%
- Average group size: 5.23
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Montana: 55%
--- #2. Utah: 43%
--- #3. Alaska: 42%
--- #4. Colorado: 35%
--- #5. Nevada: 25%
#18. Northern Mockingbird
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 25%
- Average group size: 1.37
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arkansas: 55%
--- #2. Louisiana: 50%
--- #3. Georgia: 49%
--- #4. Florida: 48%
--- #4. Tennessee: 48%
#19. European Starling
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 19%
- Average group size: 4.65
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Missouri: 70%
--- #2. Indiana: 69%
--- #3. Ohio: 63%
--- #4. New Jersey: 62%
--- #5. Nebraska: 61%
#20. Rock Pigeon
- Sites visited Feb. 28 to Mar. 13: 19%
- Average group size: 4.08
- States with the highest percent of sites visited
--- #1. Arizona: 26%
--- #2. Wyoming: 20%
--- #3. New Mexico: 19%
--- #3. Nevada: 19%
--- #5. Montana: 12%
